BE INVOLVED

We invite you to walk with us!Join our mailing list to receive seasonal newsletters and information about up and coming events and opportunities at HICSA.We also extend an invitation to you to come and attend our monthly Community Lunches. Simply RSVP a week before the lunch, with any dietary requirements you may have, for catering purposes.Or volunteer with us to get a chance to work with the HICSA team and be apart of this wonderful communtiy!You can also join the Friends of HICSA Group to keep in the loop with programs and events on offer.

​Contact the office on 5962 2940 to find out how.

Visionary Partnerships

HICSA recognises that its success as an organisation and capacity to bring coordinated services to Aboriginal community members of the Yarra Valley will be reliant on the quality of the partnerships it forges. Partnerships may be formed to support:

Direct delivery of services from and by HICSA

Co-delivery of services with HICSA

Sharing of the HICSA space, and/or other facilities and resources

Promotion of information and available supports across the service landscape

Development of service providers for culturally inclusive, culturally competent delivery

Quality, ethical research and data gathering to inform service delivery

Policy development and decision-making

Advocacy for the needs and interests of the community

Reconciliation and social/community building activitie

​Positions Vacant

Clinical Psychologist:​Full time 5 days/week, contract to 30 June 2021For full position description, please clickHERE!​The Clinical Psychologist will work closely with the Mental Health Worker (s) and HICSA staff and other service providers to implement a culturally appropriate, integrated and locally based model for mental health services. The focus will be on supporting Aboriginal people with mental health issues to receive appropriate services and support to assist in their recovery.The Clinical Psychologist will be responsible to the HICSA Executive Officer and will work as part of the new Mental Health and Alcohol and other Drugs team structure located at the Healesville Belonging Place.This position is full time.

POSITION SUMMARY/OBJECTIVESThe position is responsible for working in collaboration with a small multi-disciplinary mental health careteam in the delivery of culturally appropriate psychology services to clients and their families withinthe serviced Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Communities.

Based in Healesville the role is expected to:

Improve the social and emotional health and wellbeing of Aboriginal communities in the outer east of Melbourne

Enhance access to mental health services, facilitating an integrated approach with other closely connected services including social and emotional wellbeing, suicide prevention and alcohol and other drug treatment services.

Address the underlying causes of mental illness and support clients to manage the symptoms.

Reconnect community members to culture, land and community

POSITION RESPONSIBILITIESKey Responsibilities:

To engage with clients and their families, where appropriate, in a culturally safe environment to co-develop a realistic and achievable treatment plan.

To walk with the client throughout the implementation of the treatment plan.

Working with HICSA and the Mental Health Worker, the client and their family, and other service providers, the psychologist will prepare a customised treatment plan to compliment the client’s cultural strengthening plan linking the client into appropriate cultural strengthening programming provided by HICSA, Boorndawan or MMIGP.

Provide high quality psychological assessment and intervention for clients within the context of primary health care in a professional, confidential and culturally safe manner, in keeping with accepted best practice standards. This will include clinic-based appointments and home visits.

Work collaboratively as part of the multidisciplinary team to coordinate care for clients, including liaising with internal and external service providers, working with family and friends, and actively participate in case review meetings.

As required, relate to young clients in a manner which is culturally relevant and appropriate to their developmental and cognitive level of functioning and provide services in a youth friendly manner.

Conduct bio-psycho-social assessments of clients presenting to the service using evidence based assessment tools.

Conduct risk assessments, including assessment of suicide risk and violence risk and provide follow up support, referrals and treatment.

Incorporate a holistic approach to health care that recognises spiritual healing practises, includes health promotion activities according to community and HICSA priorities.

Ensure information is recorded accurately and in a timely manner in the electronic health record system, and that records are maintained in accordance with accreditation standards.

Ensure maintenance of privacy and confidentiality in relation to client information in accordance with HICSA policy, cultural protocol and professional ethics and guidelines.

Work closely with administrative staff to ensure that booking and billing of clients is completed efficiently and accurately

Actively maintain knowledge of the application of the MBS relevant to your job role and ensure information about completed MBS items is effectively captured for accurate processing of claims.

Ensure that all actions operate in accordance with the HICSA Protecting Children policy and other core policy and legislative frameworks.

Must have:

Current Drivers Licence

Working with Children Check

First Aid (desired)

Full time 5 days/week, contract to 30 June 2021, subject to funding. Above Award salary, salary packaging available. Please contact Kirsty Savage, HICSA Business Manager for more information. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Applicants must address the selection criteria contained in the position description. Email admin@hicsa.org.au. Closes 12th August 2018.

​Volunteer with HICSA

Please contact HICSA if you would like to get involved by volunteering in these activities:

Driver Education

Community Well-being

Community Lunches

Join Friends of HICSA

Friends of HICSA Application DocThe HICSA Friends Network will operate as an informal ‘sounding board’ to facilitate two-way communication. The Group will be convened every 4-6months (or more frequently if an issue deems necessary), for friendly and mutually beneficial discussions. The Friends network aims to:

Represent the voice of the wider Indigenous community of the Yarra Valley and, in particular, the Healesville region

Provide organisations and individuals with a channel for direct input to the decision-making and operation of the proposed Healesville Belonging Place

Demonstrate to key stakeholder bodies and funding sources that HICSA is able to speak on behalf of the local Indigenous community, while accepting that there will always be differences of opinion on some topics

Provide a forum for networking of like-minded people/ organisations, and act as a discussion forum for topics of relevant interest

Promote a general feeling within the local community and in the external community that the Healesville Indigenous community is progressing and is able to act cooperatively to address at least major areas of social need